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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><h2><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7A0019'>202<span class=gmaildefault>1</span> CARLA Summer Institute Program for Language Teachers</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It is time to sign up for a CARLA <span class=gmaildefault>Summer</span> <span class=gmaildefault>Institute</span>!</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Join the more than 6,<span class=gmaildefault>7</span>00 language educators who have participated in this acclaimed professional development program.<span class=gmaildefault> <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p><b><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7A0019'>Register by April <span class=gmaildefault>30</span> to save $50.</span></i></b><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br><b><a href="https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2021/linguistic.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006371'>Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness</span></a><i><a href="http://click.ecommunications2.umn.edu/?qs=1f9c595d598e9a1d213eeb8e06d77651abc762b45c54fba8950e76d7482983cee55543c8be4479192d10414eb8d4ad09" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006371'><br></span></a></i></b><i><span style='color:#7A0019'>Asynchronous 3-week online institute</span><br></i><b>Ju<span class=gmaildefault>ne 28</span>–<span class=gmaildefault>July 16</span>, 202<span class=gmaildefault>1</span></b><br><span class=gmaildefault>Teachers will gain </span>practical insights on enhancing student learning of linguistic politeness and boosting students' awareness of intercultural differences<span class=gmaildefault>.</span><br><i>Instructor: Noriko Ishihara</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A truly daunting challenge for second language learners is to adjust their language use so that it is appropriate for a variety of socio-cultural contexts. How, for example, are learners supposed to address strangers, close friends, or people of higher social status in that culture? Although acquiring culturally-sensitive discourse practices can take learners many years, research has shown that the process can be facilitated through explicit instruction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>This institute provides practical insights for teachers on how to enhance the learning of linguistic politeness and boost students' awareness of intercultural differences. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to develop activities and materials for the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>After this institute, you will be able to:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Identify general similarities and differences in expressions of linguistic politeness in at least two languages;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Identify learners' needs in intercultural communication;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Develop a pragmatics-focused instruction and assessments that incorporate research-based information; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Demonstrate awareness of the link between sociocultural identities and pragmatic expressions and develop culturally-sensitive instruction and assessments based on this awareness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:28.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='background:#452F5E'><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>This course helped me develop my ability to think critically about language and prepared me to integrate pragmatics in my Spanish-language curriculum. With the help of my instructor and the rest of the participants in this course, I learned how to approach the teaching of pragmatics in different proficiency levels and to design lesson plans that promote learners’ autonomy through awareness raising activities and authentic language samples. It was the most thought-provoking and useful teaching institute I have ever participated in! </span></em><span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>—<em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Celia Bravo Diaz</span></em>, 2019 Participant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>See <a href="https://carla.umn.edu/institutes/2021/linguistic.html">more</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html><br></br><html><body><hr><table><tr><td width = "16%" valign ="left"><a href="https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient"> <img width="75" height ="55" src = "https://secureimages.mcafee.com/common/affiliateImages/mfe/logo.png "></a></td><td valign ="left"><font face = "Open Sans">Scanned by <a href="https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient">McAfee</a> and confirmed virus-free.</font></td></tr></table></body></html>